IMO, we shouldn't replicate config files in stratos-installer. I agree with Lahiru's suggestion. We can keep the XML files in product modules and write to those files by looking up XML tags. We need to get rid of those place holders.
On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 12:07 PM, Sajith Kariyawasam <saj...@wso2.com> wrote: > > On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 12:01 PM, Sajith Kariyawasam <saj...@wso2.com> > wrote: >> >> How about if we keep the config files inside product distribution, and we >> write a script in stratos-installer to copy / replace config files from >> original location (product distribution) to stratos-installer 's config >> directory? >> >> > Sorry, my suggestion wouldn't work, I didn't notice that the config files > which are in stratos-installer having place holders > >> >> On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 11:46 AM, Nirmal Fernando <nirmal070...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >>> >>> I think we have to maintain it in two places otherwise if the file isn't >>> there in the product distribution, product would fail to start and also >>> since we're using place holders in the config files inside the installer, >>> some of those could cause failures when parsing the XML. >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 11:36 AM, Dinesh Bandara <dine...@wso2.com> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 11:00 AM, Gayan Gunarathne <gay...@wso2.com> >>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Do we recommend to use the Stratos product build itself without using >>>>> the Stratos installer? >>>> >>>> yes. If we configure and start stratos manually, that process will not >>>> use configuration files which are inside stratos installer. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> If we recommed to use the Stratos installer every time,IMO we can >>>>> maintain the config in separately in stratus installer and in setup time >>>>> we >>>>> can add them appropriately. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Gayan >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 10:34 AM, Udara Liyanage <ud...@wso2.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi, >>>>>> >>>>>> We have duplicates some product configurations files, one inside >>>>>> product and one in stratos-installer. At the boot time (when setup.sh is >>>>>> executed) config files inside products will be replaced by the config >>>>>> files >>>>>> inside stratos-installer. >>>>>> Maintaining duplicate config files become an overhead when a parameter >>>>>> is added to the config files in the product, it has to be added to the >>>>>> other >>>>>> copy as well. Otherwise it may be missing at deployment time. This >>>>>> occurred >>>>>> for expiryTimeout recently in autoscaler.xml >>>>>> >>>>>> Possible solutions: >>>>>> Replicate the changes as we do now, >>>>>> Maintain only the config file in stratos-installer >>>> >>>> +1 to having all configurations in startos installer and referred those >>>> when building product. But this will provide the control over only for the >>>> configuration files which are used only in startos components not for files >>>> such as carbon.xml, etc. If so we have to keep duplicates for those >>>> (non-stratos config files) >>>> >>>>>> or any other idea? >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> >>>>>> Udara Liyanage >>>>>> Software Engineer >>>>>> WSO2, Inc.: http://wso2.com >>>>>> lean. enterprise. middleware >>>>>> >>>>>> web: http://udaraliyanage.wordpress.com >>>>>> phone: +94 71 443 6897 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Best Regards, >>>>> >>>>> Gayan Gunarathne >>>>> Technical Lead >>>>> WSO2 Inc. (http://wso2.com) >>>>> email : gay...@wso2.com | mobile : +94 766819985 >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Dinesh Bandara >>>> Software Engineer >>>> WSO2 Inc.; http://wso2.com >>>> lean.enterprise.middleware >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Best Regards, >>> Nirmal >>> >>> Nirmal Fernando. >>> PPMC Member & Committer of Apache Stratos, >>> Senior Software Engineer, WSO2 Inc. >>> >>> Blog: http://nirmalfdo.blogspot.com/ >> >> >> >> >> -- >> -- >> Sajith Kariyawasam >> Mobile: +94772269575 > > > > > -- > -- > Sajith Kariyawasam > Mobile: +94772269575 -- Akila Ravihansa Perera WSO2 Inc Blog: http://ravihansa3000.blogspot.com
